Xu Jiang took a deep breath, felt his throat a little tight, and frowned and coughed twice.
Seeing this, Liu Mei immediately handed over the tea.
She took a sip before continuing, "I also learned about my life story from Master's follower Xu Twelve not long ago."
"So it was him." Wan Sheng showed a hint of disgust on his face. "He came to my house before, but I thought he was trying to extort money, so I sent him away."
"He caused me a lot of trouble and even landed himself in jail. That's why he offered this as an exchange to let me redeem him."
This person is truly despicable! Wan Sheng asked again, "How long did it take you to get here?"
"Total number of days is fourteen." She counted these fourteen days one by one on her fingers.
Wansheng's caravan also went to the capital, which was more than 800 miles away from Chongzhou. According to the caravan's pace, it would take at least 20 days to get there, but she only took 14 days to get there, which shows how sincere she was and how hard she worked.
"I had originally planned to come yesterday, but I heard on the way that a funeral had just taken place in your house. I felt it would be inappropriate to come so hastily, so I sent a letter instead." Xu Jiang smiled. "I never thought you would come to me first."
A trace of discomfort flashed across Wan Sheng's face, and then he asked, "When will you return to Beijing?"
Liu Mei snorted lightly, causing everyone to look at her.
Xu Jiang looked at Xizhi and said, "Once my wife's condition stabilizes, I will return to the capital, so you don't have to worry."
Needless to say, both of them knew what they were worried about.
Wansheng couldn't respond to this.
Shan Bo added at the right moment: "Next March, the young lady will be getting married, so she must return to Beijing in advance to prepare."
"Great joy?" Wan Qingmiao didn't understand the conversation between his father and Xu Jiang, but he understood Shan Bo's meaning. He asked in surprise, "Are they getting married?"
"That's right." Shan Bo said with a smile, "If you are free at that time, please come to the capital to drink a glass of wine at the wedding of my young master and young lady."
"Uncle Shan." Xu Jiang looked at Xizhi. Although Xizhi did not show any extra expression, she still felt a little embarrassed.
Shan Bo gave her a reassuring smile.
"Your young master?" Wan Sheng was stunned, then he realized that the young master the housekeeper was talking about was probably the official who allowed Xu Jiang to stay in the official inn.
Being an official in the capital, he married Xu Jiang, which was not a suitable marriage no matter how you looked at it. Moreover, because of Xu Yuan's experience, he had no good feelings towards the court and officials.
"You are willing to marry me?"
After all, she is Xizhi's flesh and blood. Since she is right in front of me and her life-long affairs are related to her, it is reasonable and moral to ask about her.
Besides, he didn't want his daughter to go through the same suffering that Xizhi had endured.
"If it's not voluntary, then it's the government's fault..."
"Master Wan, you're worrying too much." Shan Bo interrupted him, saying with a forced smile, "Our young master and young lady are in love with each other and are a match made in heaven. Moreover, this marriage was solemnly arranged by both families and there was no forced arrangement."
Family? Xu Jiang is like an orphan, how can she have family?
Wan Sheng insisted on asking Xu Jiang, "Does he really mean what he said?"
"Seriously." Xu Jiang suppressed the heat on his face and said seriously, "If I don't want to, no one can force me."
If she doesn't want to, no one can force her.
Wansheng was a little dazed. Xizhi had also said this, but in the end she had to succumb to her cold and powerful parents and marry him, a disabled man.
"He and I are in love with each other, and our relationship is voluntary." Xu Jiang looked at Xi Zhi, "You can rest assured."
Two hearts are in love, and love is voluntary. Wasn't this also the case with Xizhi and Xuyuan in the past? But what was the ending?
Wan Sheng was still not optimistic about this marriage. After all, one was an official and the other was a commoner. But since Xu Jiang said so, he didn't say anything more.
Just at this moment, the housekeeper led the doctor into the hall, and they stopped talking.
Wan Qingmiao came back to his senses from his daze, hurried forward to bring the doctor over, and told him about Xizhi's previous symptoms one by one.
After hearing this, Divine Doctor Dai followed the protocol and first took Xizhi's pulse. He then asked about her recent diet and observed her complexion and demeanor. He then said to the group, "Madam's pulse is still weak, but her complexion and demeanor are much better than they were two days ago."
Then he stretched out his hand and waved it in front of her face. Xizhi blinked and her eyes moved. "Your reaction is not as slow as before."
Xu Jiang was delighted and asked, "Does this mean that Madam's condition is improving?"
Doctor Dai shook his head. "This is just a temporary symptom. We need to observe it for a while longer before we can make a definitive diagnosis."
He saw that Xizhi's eyes were dark and red, and he sighed again, "Madam, your health can't go on like this. You can't sleep well, you can't eat well, and your mind is in disarray. This won't last long."
Upon hearing this, the Wan family father and son looked gloomy.
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